Launch success.
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Historical mission record
This page records Falcon 9 Block 5 | NROL-145 and its reported outcome: Launch Successful. The date above is a historical record.
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Mission
Tenth batch of satellites for a reconnaissance satellite constellation built by SpaceX and Northrop Grumman for the National Reconnaissance Office to provide imaging and other reconnaissance capabilities.
- Launch vehicle
- Falcon 9 Block 5
- Mission type
- Government/Top Secret
- Destination orbit
- Unknown
- Launch pad
- Space Launch Complex 4E
- Provider
- SpaceX
- Recovery
- Autonomous Spaceport Drone Ship, The Falcon 9 first stage B1082 has landed on ASDS OCISLY after its 12th flight. +1
The vehicle
Published configuration and flight history.

Falcon 9 Block 5
Falcon 9 is a two-stage rocket designed and manufactured by SpaceX for the reliable and safe transport of satellites and the Dragon spacecraft into orbit. The Block 5 variant is the fifth major interval aimed at improving upon the ability for rapid reusability.
- Height
- 70 m
- Diameter
- 3.65 m
- Stages
- 2
- Recorded launches
- 537
- First flight
- 2018-05-11

Recorded timing
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Target ·
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Flight timeline
Planned sequence, not live telemetry. Times are relative to the launch target.
- T−00:38:00
GO for Prop Load
- T−00:35:00
Prop Load
- T−00:35:00
Stage 1 LOX Load
- T−00:16:00
Stage 2 LOX Load
- T−00:07:00
Engine Chill
- T−00:01:00
Tank Press
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- T−00:01:00
Startup
- T−00:00:45
GO for Launch
- T−00:00:03
Ignition
- T+00:00:00
Liftoff
- T+00:01:06
Max-Q
- T+00:02:26
MECO
- T+00:02:29
Stage 2 Separation
- T+00:02:36
SES-1
- T+00:02:54
Fairing Separation
- T+00:06:09
Entry Burn Startup
- T+00:06:30
Entry Burn Shutdown
- T+00:07:47
Stage 1 Landing Burn
- T+00:08:15
Stage 1 Landing
- T+00:08:38
SECO-1
- T+00:52:27
SES-2
- T+00:52:28
SECO-2
Launch site & orbit
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
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